United Taconite LLC
· Fall from machine
Employee fell from cab of drill when drill tipped over. Employee fell approximately 40 feet from the dab to the next lower bench. Fall resulted in fatal injuries.
United Taconite LLC operator
Controlled by
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
MSHA operator ID: 0051885
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 401
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
3,963
citations
623
significant & substantial
$5,662,708
proposed penalties
$4,427,208
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 41 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 132 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 71 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 43 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 32 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
4
2025
9
2024
15
2023
13
2022
9
2021
12
2020
11
2019
18
2018
19
2017
21
2016
13
2015
7
2014
17
2013
23
2012
16
2011
23
2010
20
2009
29
2008
23
2007
18 (1f)
2006
20 (1f)
2005
31
2004
27
2003
3
Mines on record
- United Plant MN
- United - Mine MN
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
United Taconite LLC
· Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Electrical explosion.